As a matter of policy, Defence uses the date a permanent impairment became stable as the relevant date for choosing which set of rates are to be applied in a calculation.
If a 1971 Act permanent impairment is not yet stable, or stabilised after the repeal of the 1971 Act, the rate used is deemed to be that which applied as at 30 November 1988, immediately before the commencement of the SRC Act.
Dates of Rate Increases - 1971 Act
This table sets out the dates of increase in statutory rates under ss 39-42 of the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971 and the applicable maximum rate under s 39(1) of that Act.
|
Date of Rate Increase |
Maximum Rate - s 39(1) |
|
1 September 1971 |
$13,500 |
|
2 November 1972 |
$14,500 |
|
16 November 1974 |
$20,000 |
|
1 September 1976 |
$25,000 |
|
1 September 1979 |
$28,000 |
|
1 September 1980 |
$32,500 |
|
1 September 1981 |
$35,500 |
|
1 May 1982 |
$37,150 |
|
1 November 1982 |
$40,320 |
|
1 May 1983 |
$42,000 |
|
1 November 1983 |
$44,010 |
|
1 May 1984 |
$46,400 |
|
1 November 1984 |
$49,690 |
|
1 May 1985 |
$49,990 |
|
1 November 1985 |
$51,290 |
|
1 May 1986 |
$52,980 |
|
13 December 1986 |
$54,620 |
|
13 June 1987 |
$56,700 |
|
13 December 1987 |
$57,780 |
|
13 June 1988 |
$59,980 |